| electron gun |
the electron-emitting cathode in a cathode ray tube together with the electromagnetic apparatus that collects and focuses the electron stream. |
| embolism |
in pathology, the obstruction or closure of a blood vessel by undissolved matter carried in the blood stream. |
| fall |
(usu. pl.) a sudden drop in a river or stream that causes water to fall; waterfall. [1/19 definitions] |
| feeder |
a contributing segment of a larger unit, such as a stream that flows into a river or a branch of a railroad that joins a main line. [1/5 definitions] |
| flamethrower |
a military weapon that shoots a stream of ignited incendiary fuel such as gas or napalm. |
| flow |
to move steadily and easily like a stream. [2/8 definitions] |
| flume |
a narrow gorge or ravine through which a stream flows. [1/3 definitions] |
| fluorescent lamp |
a glass tube with a fluorescent coating on the inside that gives off light when the mercury vapor in the tube is bombarded with a stream of electrons. |
| fountain |
a spring or head of a stream. [1/5 definitions] |
| fountainhead |
a spring in which a stream has its origin. [1/2 definitions] |
| freshet |
a sudden rise or overflow of a stream, because of heavy rain or a sudden thaw. [2 definitions] |
| geyser |
a spring that erupts periodically, spewing up a stream of hot water, steam, or mud. |
| gorge |
a narrow space between rocky cliffs, usu. with a stream at the bottom; ravine. [1/6 definitions] |
| gulch |
a stony ravine with steep sides, esp. one having a seasonal stream running through it. |
| gulfweed |
any of a variety of brown seaweeds found in the Gulf Stream and Caribbean, bearing spherical air bladders. |
| gurgle |
to flow out in a noisy, bubbling stream. [1/4 definitions] |
| head |
the source or beginning of a stream or river; headwater. [1/20 definitions] |
| headstream |
a stream that forms the source or one of the sources of a river. |
| hole |
a small deep pool in a stream. [1/9 definitions] |
| inlet |
a bay, stream, or the like that is recessed into or leads inland from a shoreline. [1/3 definitions] |
| interior monologue |
in literature, material that expresses a character's inner thoughts, often presented in stream-of-consciousness narrative. |